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Peter Smith traces the development of the Baha'i faith from its roots in the Babi movement of mid-nineteenth century Iran, through the lives and work of its prophet-founder, Baha'u'llah (1817-92), and his successors, to its contemporary emergence as a worldwide religion.Explores the textual sources for Baha'i belief and practice, theology and anthropology and understanding of other religions.Covers the concept of the spiritual path, the faith's law and administrationand aspects of community life.Examines the Baha'i's social teachings and activities in the wider world ... Read more

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Amazing Book.A must Read on Baha ullah
The author has tried to conficne within one volume all of the most important teachings of Bahaullah and the chief facts of Bahai history.This is an important reference book not only becuse the author is a scholar of international reputation; but also because he also Bahai; so he writes from within the faith. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by Thomson Gale on May 15, 2006. The length of the article is 753 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Iran Bahais persecuted shamelessly.(Columns)(Column)
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: May 15, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Page: A13

Article Type: Column

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This digital document is an article from One Country, published by Thomson Gale on April 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1476 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The blue planet: oceans in crisis.(Bahai beliefs on the environment)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: One Country (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 18Issue: 1Page: 2(2)

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This digital document is an article from One Country, published by Baha'i International Community on October 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1454 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Terrorism and the end of an old order. (Perspective).(role of Bahai faith in restoring peace)
Publication: One Country (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2002
Publisher: Baha'i International Community
Volume: 14Issue: 3Page: 2(2)

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This digital document is an article from One Country, published by Thomson Gale on July 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1412 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: In Germany, Bahai'is celebrate 100 years of crisis and achievement.(COMMEMORATION)
Publication: One Country (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 17Issue: 2Page: 4(3)

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Islam and the Muslim World will help people understand the fastest growing religion in the United States and the dominant religion in a wide area of the rest of the world. This informative and interesting new encyclopedia explores an increasingly important force in the modern world, looking at Islam's role in the modern world, in the context of the religion's history and development over the last 13 centuries, and contains thematic articles, biographies of key figures, definitions, and more, filling a need in this key area of religious studies and serving as a resource for those eager to become better informed.

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This digital document is an article from One Country, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2005. The length of the article is 902 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Two new members join the Universal House of Justice.(national Bahai community )
Publication: One Country (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 16Issue: 4Page: 8(2)

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This book is intended not only for Bahais, but also for those who wonder why people embraced a new religion while it was still in its obscurity. This book is about those very special people, independent thinkers, who became the first generation Bahais within the first century of the Declaration of it's founder in 1863. ... Read more